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Catena-X is the first globally trusted and collaborative data ecosystem for the automotive industry

We are successful via radical collaboration.

We deliver essential solutions, based on shared standards and an actively governed ecosystem, to create business value across the automotive supply chain.

Through multi-tier collaboration, we tackle joint industry challenges together and contribute to the future competitiveness of the automotive industry. ​

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Participate in the Catena-X Data Space

Exchange data with your direct business partners across the supply chain – for use cases like PCF tracking, Digital Product Passports, Quality Management, and more.

Become a Member of the Catena-X Association

Co-shape standards, releases, governance, and further development of the Catena-X ecosystem. Participate in Expert Groups, Committees and in Catena-X Association Bodies, network with Industry Leaders, gain early insights & access, build expertise & skills and enhance your organization’s impact.

Not sure where to start?

Let us walk you through the Catena-X ecosystem – at your own pace and free of charge.

In our Catena-X Basic Training, we explain everything you need to know in 9 short chapters: the ecosystem, its roles and players, real-world use cases, governance, and the different ways to get involved – clearly presented and easy to follow.

A free account on the Catena-X Campus lets us remember where you left off – so you can take a break and continue whenever you like. Both the registration and the Basic Training itself are completely free of charge.

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The business value we create for you

The solutions we certify for each business area are built on a shared technological foundation to reduce costs and scale your IT and business processes globally. Today, we already offer a boost for your business in the following areas.
Resilient Supply Chains

Your benefit: Improved transparency and reduced risks.

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Trusted Sustainability

Your benefit: Base your reporting on primary data and issue product passports.

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Effective Quality Management

Your benefit: Earlier failure detection and parts traceability.

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Next Level Master-Data-Management

Your benefit: The most cost effective and powerful data management.

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Our Catena-X core values

We believe that within our global automotive industry, we only can create a true multi-tier collaboration when we empower existing players and solution providers. We believe that trust in your partners and control over your data are decisive in a digital world. Hence, we created an ecosystem from the industry for the industry.

Our core values at a glance:

Trusted Digital ID

Verified and unique company identities 

Interoperability

Unified open-source-based standards and KITs

Self-Sovereignty

Decentral architecture with full control over your data

Industry Governance

One global operating model and framework

Now is the time to get involved

Catena-X is fully operational and entering its next phase of adoption. Whether your organization seeks to exchange data and unlock measurable business value, or to actively shape the future of the auomotive industry by joining the Catena-X association, there are multiple paths to contribute.

Ecosystem - We Create Business Value

The Catena-X ecosystem connects companies, solution providers, and service partners across the entire automotive value chain. It creates interoperable solutions to offer companies the first multi tier data exchange to improve business processes and reduce costs – we call this radical collaboration.

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Association - We Build Standards

The Catena-X Automotive Network Association is the governance body of the Catena-X ecosystem. Our members define new business areas, develop standards and activate the global automotive industry.
With this, we shape a forward-looking and collaborative data ecosystem based on the values of trust, self-sovereignty, interoperability and industry governance.

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Latest Success Stories

Driving quality together: how OEMs and suppliers transform quality management with Catena-X

The implementation of the Catena-X use case in quality management shows how collaboration and data transparency can reduce inefficiencies and create significant cost benefits along the supply chain.

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4 months Earlier detection of errors through data exchange (on average)
5 weeks From kick-off to data exchange with new supplier – instead of several months
  • Cost savings in the low single-digit million range possible
  • Suspicious cases can be narrowed down considerably, saving resources

How Ford (OEM), Flex (Tier1), and Micron (Tier2) lower costs and reduce emissions with PCF reporting

Ford, Flex, and Micron demonstrate how Catena-X Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reporting enables OEMs, Tier-1, and Tier-2 suppliers to share standardized emissions data across the value chain — reducing costs, increasing transparency, and supporting scalable decarbonization.

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46%* PCF Value Reduction
Primary Data Access to verified, primary PCF data
  • By relying on primary data instead of industry averages the PCF values have been reduced by 46%
  • All partners gain access to verified, primary PCF data, allowing for more precise carbon footprint calculations.
  • For the first time, OEMs, Tier-1, and Tier-2 suppliers seamlessly exchange PCF data along the value chain

Leading the way in effective supply chain decarbonization through standardized PCF data sharing

To meet the need for standardised sustainability practices, WITTE Automotive has implemented advanced solutions with SAP and can calculate its PCF according to the Catena-X framework.

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3-5x more efficient calculation* compared to manual, excel-based method (*with interface to ERP system)
+10T € Savings per PCF calculation compared to hiring external calculation experts
  • Automated data flow from the S/4HANA ERP system
  • SAP Sustainability Data Exchange enables seamless management and exchange of PCF data

Koller Kunststofftechnik digitises production and enables traceability according to OEM requirements

The Catena-X-certified ONCITE DPS solution from German Edge Cloud was implemented in a very short space of time, enabling Koller to achieve transparency about both its production and energy use.

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51 % Faster OEE calculation
15 % less energy loss
  • Faster fault detection and targeted process optimisation
  • 100% transparency of energy use in production
  • Secure and standardised data exchange with OEMs

Some voices from within the network

P. Matthew Pohlman

Chief Executive Officer at AIAG

„We are thrilled to take the challenge of radical collaboration forward in North America on behalf of Catena-X and AIAG’s 4,900-plus member companies, which include OEMs and tier suppliers.“

Oliver Zipse

Chairman of the Board BMW AG

„With Catena-X, we want to connect companies across industries. An end-to-end data networking from small and medium-sized enterprises to OEMs will help to make important progress in the sustainability of our products and the resilience of our supply chains.“

Ola Källenius

Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Mercedes Benz AG

„With Catena-X the automotive industry is taking another big step in its digital transformation. Together we have the chance to take a leading position in technology and innovation in Germany and Europe.“

Dr. Oscar Lazaro

Managing Director Innovalia

"Innovalia is delighted to drive forward an effective operation of the Spanish automotive industry on Catena-X. Facilitating the reference neutral environment of a Competence Centre, enables adoption at scale of a digital offering aligned with the sector’s priorities."

Dr. Markus Heyn

Member of the Board of Robert Bosch GmbH

„We are collaborating in the Catena-X network with the aim of pooling expertise to enable secure, cross-company data exchange among all members of the automotive supply chain.“

Christian Klein

CEO SAP SE

„To achieve sustainable and efficient processes in the automotive industry, data and information must be exchanged in a secure and reliable way along the entire value chain. We are delighted to help build Catena-X as a pioneer and technology partner.“

Dr. Roland Busch

Vorstandsvorsitzender Siemens AG

„With Catena-X, we are developing the necessary standards and technologies for the European automotive industry to exploit the opportunities of digitalization.“

Timotheus Höttges

CEO Deutsche Telekom AG

„As a technology partner we stand for a secure data ecosystem. A network that stands for data sovereignty with simultaneous supplier and technology openness.“

Dr. Oliver Blume

Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen AG and Porsche AG

„The auto industry is shaping the digital transformation. Data is the driving force, ensuring greater efficiency and sustainability. Catena-X provides the basis for this.“

News

All the latest updates and news from the Catena-X ecosystem.

€23 million Data Space Accelerator launched to fast-track SME integration within the Catena-X ecosystem

The study offers structured onboarding and results-based financial compensation of up to €30,000 for productive data exchange.

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Five Years of Catena‑X: Share Your Story as a Catena-X Association Member

Help us showcase the achievements, experiences and future ambitions of our community as part of the Catena‑X 5th Anniversary Celebration.

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Photo Call: Help Us Tell the Story of Five Years of Catena‑X

Share your photos and memories for the Catena‑X Anniversary Celebration on 15 October 2026 in Munich.

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Build Catena-X Expertise with the New Basic Training

A redesigned learning experience for consultants and everyone looking to build a solid foundation in Catena-X.

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Apply now! Digital Purchase Order Expert Group

Become part of the Catena-X Expert Group "Digital Purchase Order" and help digitize and standardize the exchange of framework agreement data between OEMs and suppliers – from paper to production-ready industry standard.

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The Catena-X Adopter Journey Is Now Available!

We released the Catena-X Adopter Journey – an interactive onboarding playbook that guides companies step by step through joining the Catena-X ecosystem. Available online now.

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Apply now! Committee “Supply Chain & Quality”

Become part of the Catena-X Supply Chain & Quality Working Group and help scale production-ready use cases into industry standards that deliver measurable business impact across the end-to-end supply chain.

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Catena-X General Assembly on 23 April 2026, 12 p.m. CEST

Invitations to the Catena-X General Assembly on 23 April 2026 were sent out on 18 March 2026 to all Primary and Voting Contacts

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Sixth Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days @ ARENA2036

The 6th Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days will take place on 2–3 July 2026 at ARENA2036 in Stuttgart, bringing together developers, architects and ecosystem partners to collaborate on practical solutions for interoperable data spaces across the Eclipse Tractus‑X and Catena‑X Automotive Network communities.

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Apply now! Expert Group “Onboarding & Offboarding”

Become part of the Catena-X Onboarding & Offboarding Expert Group and help design scalable onboarding and structured offboarding for a growing ecosystem.

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Now Live! Data Space Accelerator
Now Live! Data Space Accelerator - a publicly funded study.

Read more, get in touch and sign up.

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